Muswell Hill: Around 2,000 homes STILL without gas a week on after burst water main
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Around 2,000 properties in Muswell Hill, north London have been left without gas for a week after a burst water main flooded gas pipes. Cadent Gas said it was working to restore gas to the affected properties while Affinity Water said it was probing how the water had managed to disrupt the gas supply.
Speaking to the BBC, one affected resident said she had been left without gas since January 12, leaving her without hot water in the depths of winter. “You get your hopes up that the gas is coming back and then it doesn't," Tina Korhonen told the broadcaster.
Cadent said it had pumped out over 32,500 litres of water from the pipes so far, which has allowed around a third of properties to be reconnected. However, around 2,000 homes remain without supply as the water needs to be fully pumped out before the supply can be reconnected.
In an update on Monday, Vicky Grieve, Cadent’s Network Director for the East of England, said the operation was complex as the area needed to be split into fifteen different ‘phases’, with works taking place at different times to make sure the water is fully out of the gas main.
Ms Grieve thanked the community for their patience, adding: “We know how disruptive it can be to not have gas.”. Cadent said it hoped to have the remaining supply fully restored by the weekend, but cautioned that this was dependent on engineers being able to check homes for safety reasons before turning the gas back on.
